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"If you make a decision to fight for future of your own country you have to consider all the consequences."
Garry Kasparov
"If you make a decision to fight for future of your own country you have to consider all the consequences."
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"The decision to use the atom bomb on Japanese cities, and the consequent buildup of enormous nuclear arsenals, was made by governments, on the basis of political and military perceptions."
Joseph Rotblat
"The decision to use the atom bomb on Japanese cities, and the consequent buildup of enormous nuclear arsenals, was made by governments, on the basis of political and military perceptions."
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"I think that somehow, we learn who we really are and then live with that decision."
Eleanor Roosevelt
"I think that somehow, we learn who we really are and then live with that decision."
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"I may play some exhibition games so I don't want to quit the game of chess completely. I just decided and it's a firm decision not to play competitive chess anymore."
Garry Kasparov
"I may play some exhibition games so I don't want to quit the game of chess completely. I just decided and it's a firm decision not to play competitive chess anymore."
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"It is better to travel on the rough right road than smooth wrong way."
Lailah Gifty Akita
"It is better to travel on the rough right road than smooth wrong way."
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"I would guess that the decision to create a small special purpose language or use an existing general purpose language is one of the toughest decisions that anyone facing the need for a new language must make."
Guido van Rossum
"I would guess that the decision to create a small special purpose language or use an existing general purpose language is one of the toughest decisions that anyone facing the need for a new language must make."
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"He who can not support himself, can not take his own decision."
Gamal Abdel Nasser
"He who can not support himself, can not take his own decision."
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"If you don't make your choices, others will choose for you."
Lailah Gifty Akita
"If you don't make your choices, others will choose for you."
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"Sometimes the hardest thing in life is to know which bridge to cross and which to burn."
Bertrand Russell
"Sometimes the hardest thing in life is to know which bridge to cross and which to burn."
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"I am waiting for the decision, which is not depending of me, to know if the trial will be in Iraq, in the states, or in international court. Of course, the decision is not mine."
Jacques Verges
"I am waiting for the decision, which is not depending of me, to know if the trial will be in Iraq, in the states, or in international court. Of course, the decision is not mine."
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"Declaring independence was the most traumatic decision I had to live up to. Because I didn't want to do it."
Ian Smith
"Declaring independence was the most traumatic decision I had to live up to. Because I didn't want to do it."
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"Not eating meat is a decision, eating meat is an instinct."
Denis Leary
"Not eating meat is a decision, eating meat is an instinct."
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"If one knows only what one is told, one does not know enough to be able to arrive at a well-balanced decision."
Leo Szilard
"If one knows only what one is told, one does not know enough to be able to arrive at a well-balanced decision."
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"The National Academy of Sciences would be unable to give a unanimous decision if asked whether the sun would rise tomorrow."
Paul R. Ehrlich
"The National Academy of Sciences would be unable to give a unanimous decision if asked whether the sun would rise tomorrow."
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"I have to say that I have no regrets about my decision to become a priest or about the major directions my ministry has taken me... I have been and am happy as a priest, and I have never been lonely... I could have used a bit more solitude."
Andrew Greeley
"I have to say that I have no regrets about my decision to become a priest or about the major directions my ministry has taken me... I have been and am happy as a priest, and I have never been lonely... I could have used a bit more solitude."
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"I made a better decision in choosing my team. Sure, I had a bigger choice of players to choose from - but I couldn't have asked for a harder working group of players who did an incredible job."
Vladimir Kramnik
"I made a better decision in choosing my team. Sure, I had a bigger choice of players to choose from - but I couldn't have asked for a harder working group of players who did an incredible job."
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"I would never want to live in L.A., and I made that decision years ago, so I never chose that path for myself, although I have much respect for those that do it at a high level."
Matt Cameron
"I would never want to live in L.A., and I made that decision years ago, so I never chose that path for myself, although I have much respect for those that do it at a high level."
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"I made a conscious decision that I was not going to have children. I didn't want others raising them, and looking after them myself would get in the way of being a musician and writer."
Stevie Nicks
"I made a conscious decision that I was not going to have children. I didn't want others raising them, and looking after them myself would get in the way of being a musician and writer."
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"It'll be the biggest decision of my life. Knowing me, I'll probably make the wrong choice."
S. A. Tawks
"It'll be the biggest decision of my life. Knowing me, I'll probably make the wrong choice."
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"Never think twice, when you have decided once."
Auliq Ice
"Never think twice, when you have decided once."
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"You have more independent eyes scrutinizing the decision-making and financial statements of companies."
Steve Odland
"You have more independent eyes scrutinizing the decision-making and financial statements of companies."
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"Informed decision-making comes from a long tradition of guessing and then blaming others for inadequate results."
Scott Adams
"Informed decision-making comes from a long tradition of guessing and then blaming others for inadequate results."
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"I made a decision that whether or not I was going to make under the national poverty level wasn't going to play a part in whether or not I was an actor. That's what I do."
Don Johnson
"I made a decision that whether or not I was going to make under the national poverty level wasn't going to play a part in whether or not I was an actor. That's what I do."
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"I very much prefer the balance in a scene to standing out and so you have to make a decision."
William Hurt
"I very much prefer the balance in a scene to standing out and so you have to make a decision."
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"Every single decision I make about what material I do, what I'm putting out in the world, is because of my children."
Meryl Streep
"Every single decision I make about what material I do, what I'm putting out in the world, is because of my children."
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"I don't think it's the function of Congress to function well. It should drag its heels on the way to decision."
Barber B. Conable, Jr.
"I don't think it's the function of Congress to function well. It should drag its heels on the way to decision."
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"I made a conscious decision back then that I would rather be the best actress who ever lived than the most famous one."
Sally Kirkland
"I made a conscious decision back then that I would rather be the best actress who ever lived than the most famous one."
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"Nevertheless, the realization that breaking a pencil point would have far less disastrous consequences played little or no role, I believe, in this decision to explore theory!"
Rudolph A. Marcus
"Nevertheless, the realization that breaking a pencil point would have far less disastrous consequences played little or no role, I believe, in this decision to explore theory!"
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"Do not only think about it, but feel about it, also, before taking appropriate action."
T. F. Hodge
"Do not only think about it, but feel about it, also, before taking appropriate action."
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"You can see my decision as either a distinctive factor or as a limitation. I don't feel it is a limitation."
Ennio Morricone
"You can see my decision as either a distinctive factor or as a limitation. I don't feel it is a limitation."
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"I've always been terrified about being bored. I always think being bored is the worst thing. The only strategic decision I ever made as an actor was to try and make each job as different as possible."
Alfred Molina
"I've always been terrified about being bored. I always think being bored is the worst thing. The only strategic decision I ever made as an actor was to try and make each job as different as possible."
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"Never bring the problem solving stage into the decision making stage. Otherwise, you surrender yourself to the problem rather than the solution."
Robert H. Schuller
"Never bring the problem solving stage into the decision making stage. Otherwise, you surrender yourself to the problem rather than the solution."
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"My big fight is not in the movie and I don't understand that decision but I know he's right about it, whatever it is. Quentin did not hire me because I'm a kung fu expert; he hired me because he liked to listen to me talk."
David Carradine
"My big fight is not in the movie and I don't understand that decision but I know he's right about it, whatever it is. Quentin did not hire me because I'm a kung fu expert; he hired me because he liked to listen to me talk."
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"But definitely, when a decision is taken, or when you are trying to oppose a decision, you are in a weaker position than the member states, because they know more about the situation than you. We gave information, but they never gave us any information."
Boutros Boutros Ghali
"But definitely, when a decision is taken, or when you are trying to oppose a decision, you are in a weaker position than the member states, because they know more about the situation than you. We gave information, but they never gave us any information."
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"I think that the legitimacy of the court would be undermined in any case if the court made a decision based on its perception of public opinion."
Samuel Alito
"I think that the legitimacy of the court would be undermined in any case if the court made a decision based on its perception of public opinion."
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"We're making our decisions - or so we think. Yet in truth, ignorance, greed, and the scourge of immediate gratification are often the things that are making them. So if we're going to truly live well, maybe the first thing we need to decide is who's deciding."
Craig D. Lounsbrough
"We're making our decisions - or so we think. Yet in truth, ignorance, greed, and the scourge of immediate gratification are often the things that are making them. So if we're going to truly live well, maybe the first thing we need to decide is who's deciding."
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"Exhaustion and exasperation are frequently the handmaidens of legislative decision."
Barber B. Conable, Jr.
"Exhaustion and exasperation are frequently the handmaidens of legislative decision."
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"Another thing that was unique about working on this stuff was that I was engineering it. I used many of the things I had learned while I was away from the band. It sort of vindicated my decision to leave in '87."
Lindsey Buckingham
"Another thing that was unique about working on this stuff was that I was engineering it. I used many of the things I had learned while I was away from the band. It sort of vindicated my decision to leave in '87."
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"So, I completely and utterly support David and Gillian's decision to go to Los Angeles, but I think that Vancouver is the perfect location for the show."
Nicholas Lea
"So, I completely and utterly support David and Gillian's decision to go to Los Angeles, but I think that Vancouver is the perfect location for the show."
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"Again and again, the impossible problem is solved when we see that the problem is only a tough decision waiting to be made."
Robert H. Schuller
"Again and again, the impossible problem is solved when we see that the problem is only a tough decision waiting to be made."
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"It's just a logical guess that they are very very wise to put someone from the old series in it, and if you had to choose, it would be a very difficult decision."
Andreas Katsulas
"It's just a logical guess that they are very very wise to put someone from the old series in it, and if you had to choose, it would be a very difficult decision."
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"There are some circumstances in which the First Amendment interest comes up against another interest that is really important and in which we have to make a decision in a particular case as to which is more important."
Floyd Abrams
"There are some circumstances in which the First Amendment interest comes up against another interest that is really important and in which we have to make a decision in a particular case as to which is more important."
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"In Hungary acting is a profession. In America it is a decision."
Bela Lugosi
"In Hungary acting is a profession. In America it is a decision."
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"The knife will only hurt for a moment. Then your choice will be made, and it will all be over."
Veronica Roth
"The knife will only hurt for a moment. Then your choice will be made, and it will all be over."
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"No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be."
Isaac Asimov
"No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be."
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"I don't condemn anyone for making their choices. If someone chooses those roles, fine. But not for me. When someone stops me and says, You're the reason I became an actress, that lets me know I made the right decision."
Cicely Tyson
"I don't condemn anyone for making their choices. If someone chooses those roles, fine. But not for me. When someone stops me and says, You're the reason I became an actress, that lets me know I made the right decision."
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"Appellant constituted a legitimate class of one, and this provides a basis for Congress's decision to proceed with dispatch with respect to his materials."
William J. Brennan, Jr.
"Appellant constituted a legitimate class of one, and this provides a basis for Congress's decision to proceed with dispatch with respect to his materials."
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"We like to think that our parents made a decision to bring us into the world."
Christopher Eccleston
"We like to think that our parents made a decision to bring us into the world."
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"My nomadic childhood dramatically fed my eventual decision to be an actor, but not in the way you might think."
Josh Lucas
"My nomadic childhood dramatically fed my eventual decision to be an actor, but not in the way you might think."
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"Get me inside any boardroom and I'll get any decision I want."
Tom Stoppard
"Get me inside any boardroom and I'll get any decision I want."
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